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The '''Wisconsin budget controversy''' of 2011 began when Democrats and Republicans sharply disagreed over the provisions of a budget bill in February. In a dramatic move, 14 Democratic legislators traveled to neighboring Illinois, out of reach of state troopers who could otherwise compel their attendance in a legislative session.<ref>"The state constitution says lawmakers can be compelled to attend floor sessions." [http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/116381289.html Democrats flee state to avoid vote on budget bill] - ''Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel'' - Feb. 25, 2011 </ref><ref>"Wisconsin law doesn't allow police to arrest the lawmakers." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wisconsin_budget_unions Associated Press]</ref>

The '''Wisconsin budget controversy''' of 2011 began when Democrats and Republicans sharply disagreed over the provisions of a budget bill in February. In a dramatic move, 14 Democratic legislators traveled to neighboring Illinois, out of reach of state troopers who could otherwise compel their attendance in a legislative session.<ref>"The state constitution says lawmakers can be compelled to attend floor sessions." [http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/116381289.html Democrats flee state to avoid vote on budget bill] - ''Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel'' - Feb. 25, 2011</ref><ref>"Wisconsin law doesn't allow police to arrest the lawmakers." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wisconsin_budget_unions Associated Press]</ref>

* The Democrats fled to a hotel in Urbana, Ill., to stop votes on the state budget and a slate of labor and education bills, including a "[[right to work]]" measure that would have banned all workplaces from requiring union membership or dues.<ref> [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-midwest-union-20110225,0,2444521.story Wisconsin Assembly approves controversial collective-bargaining measure]</ref>

* The Democrats fled to a hotel in Urbana, Ill., to stop votes on the state budget and a slate of labor and education bills, including a "[[right to work]]" measure that would have banned all workplaces from requiring union membership or dues.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-midwest-union-20110225,0,2444521.story Wisconsin Assembly approves controversial collective-bargaining measure]</ref>

* Under the law, the state would also stop withholding union dues from government paychecks and make due payments strictly voluntary. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/18/wisconsin-labor-unrest-national/]

* Under the law, the state would also stop withholding union dues from government paychecks and make due payments strictly voluntary. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/18/wisconsin-labor-unrest-national/]